Drought Information Statement for Utah and Uinta County, WY Valid March 3, 2025 Issued By: National Weather Service Salt Lake City, UT Contact Information: nws.saltlakecity@noaa.gov This product will be updated by April 10, 2025 or sooner if drought conditions change significantly. Please see all currently available products at https://drought.gov/drought-information-statements. Please visit https://www.weather.gov/SLC/DroughtInformationStatement for previous statements. Please visit https://www.drought.gov/drought-status-updates for regional drought status updates. Extreme (D3) drought conditions continue across Washington and southwest Iron County. Extreme (D3) drought conditions will persist across this area through the next month, with expansion of severe to extreme (D2 to D3) drought likely across southern and western Utah over the next 1 to 2 months. 1 U.S. Drought Monitor Drought intensity and Extent D4 (Exceptional Drought): None D3 (Extreme Drought): Washington County and southwestern Iron County D2 (Severe Drought): Western Tooele, Western Juab, Western Millard, Beaver, most of Iron, western Garfield and most of Kane Counties. D1 (Moderate Drought): Much of Box Elder, Cache, Rich, Weber, Davis, Salt Lake, Utah, eastern Juab, eastern Millard, Piute, Sevier, Emery, Wayne, Garfield and northeastern Kane Counties. D0: (Abnormally Dry): Much of northeastern and east central Utah and Uinta County, WY Precipitation Areas from Tooele County to Iron County remained very dry with little precipitation over the past 30 days. Areas north of Tooele County remained in the storm track and continue to see near to above normal precipitation. Washington and Kane County reported precipitation, though remained below normal for February. Summary of Impacts Hydrologic Impacts Below normal soil moisture conditions exist nearly state-wide. Record low snowpack exists across the southern Utah mountains, with below to well below normal values in central and eastern Utah. Agricultural Impacts To prepare for lower water supplies this year, the Central Iron County Water Conservancy District issued a press release urging all water customers to conserve water. Washington County commissioners have asked residents to conserve water and to fast and pray for rain to ease the severe drought. Ranchers across portions of southern and eastern Utah report increased needs to haul water for livestock. Fire Hazard Impacts Dry to near record low fuel moisture for March is being observed in western and southern Utah. Other Impacts There are no known impacts at this time. Mitigation Actions Please refer to your municipality and/or water provider for mitigation information. Hydrologic Conditions and Impacts A gradient from near normal snow water equivalent snowpack near the Utah/Idaho border to record low snow water equivalent snowpack near the Utah/Arizona border continues. Southern Utah is at record low snowpack. Eastern Utah remains well below normal. Seven Day Precipitation Forecast Significant precipitation is expected across the entire region over the next 7 days. Long-Range Outlooks Odds favor northwestern Utah remaining in the above normal range for precipitation for the month of March. The remainder of the state has equal odds for below, near, and above normal precipitation. The entire state has equal odds for near, above and below normal temperatures for the month of March, indicating there isn’t a strong signal toward any particular outcome. Drought Outlook The drought outlook through May 31 indicates drought will persist and potentially worsen in areas already experiencing drought (shaded in brown). Drought will develop further across areas of the state currently reporting abnormally dry (D0) conditions (shaded in yellow).